NOVPUBChapter 363: Chapter 363: Perseverance
Chapter 363 -363: Perseverance
The child was removed, but their work wasn’t finished yet. Doctor Wei needed to continue sewing the wound to ensure the safety of the mother.
The nurse had already cut the umbilical cord, swaddled the child, and handed him to the villager.
The man was almost in tears; his first son was born. As he looked at the child and his wife still undergoing surgery, he could no longer hold back his tears and they fell.
Truly a Divine Doctor!
Holding the child, he knelt before several doctors, respectfully kowtowed three times.
“On behalf of this child, I kowtow to his lifesavers. From now on, this child will be called Junsheng, after our benefactor who saved his life. Thank you, country; thank you, party; thank you, government; thank you, doctors.”
Nobody paid attention to him; they were still busy here.
Bai Xiao’s face had turned much paler, and her fingers trembled slightly. The exertion this time was too severe, seemingly more serious than before, and the aftermath had already started. Fortunately, she had eaten a piece of chocolate earlier, otherwise it might have been even worse now.
“Doctor Wei, how much longer will you need?”
Doctor Wei glanced at Bai Xiao’s trembling body, ” At least ten more minutes, can you make it?”
Anyone could see that Bai Xiao was in bad shape. After all, the surgery had been going on for twenty minutes, their equipment was insufficient, and the conditions were harsh. Twenty minutes weren’t enough to complete the task; she needed more time.
Bai Xiao nodded, “Yes! Continue! I have no…questions!”
“Sister Liu, help me get a cup of water, brown sugar water. There’s brown sugar in my medicine box; a strong cup, I need energy.”
Liu Yun quickly agreed and went to search Bai Xiao’s medicine box. Indeed, she found brown sugar, a can of cocoa powder, and some chocolate. She was surprised that a doctor’s medical box contained these items; it was quite peculiar.
Hearing the need for boiling water, the man hurriedly left the child on the bed, which was a bamboo bed, and went to the kitchen to boil water. Soon, a bowl of boiling water arrived. It was the best bowl in their house, although its rim was still chipped in several places! Due to the inconvenience of transportation and because their local supply point had been destroyed by artillery fire, many of their supplies were unavailable—not that it mattered whether they had money or not; there was nowhere to buy them.
Liu Yun poured the brown sugar into the water, feeling a bit regretful. This brown sugar would have been more valuable for the mother than for Doctor Bai. She stirred it with a wooden stick and brought it to Bai Xiao’s lips. Bai Xiao’s hands were still on the silver needles; everyone knew the surgery wasn’t finished yet, and they couldn’t afford to wait in case something happened.
The sound of Bai Xiao’s teeth chattering made Liu Yun realize something was wrong. Doctor Bai didn’t look well, as if shivering from cold. This time, her movements much gentler, she placed the bowl by Bai Xiao’s mouth, and Bai Xiao finally drank it, trembling.
A warmth spread through her chest. Although the situation was severe, Bai Xiao could feel that the symptoms of the aftermath were slowly easing. Based on her symptoms from earlier periods, she should have collapsed from hypothermia by now due to the immense energy she had expended for the mother. However, the fact that she could still hold on meant the after-effects of her special ability were miraculously weakening.
She remembered the moment she held An Zhiyuan in her arms that night in the dark; that embrace had become a well-known story among her comrades, but she clearly remembered that warmth and still yearned for it.
Perhaps it was because he was also here, not far from her, or maybe because she had absorbed An Zhiyuan’s warmth, that she was able to persist for so long.
